For Your Closet: The Express 1MX Shirt

Normal humans can watch CBS Sports without their blood pressure skyrocketing at the sight of Shannon Sharpe's questionable shirt-and-tie combinations. Or witness a professional athlete accept an award and revel in his athletic merits rather than be distracted by his ill-fitting suit jacket's sleeve length. But, alas, not I. I tune in to Monday Night Football and see fashion victims amongst our heroes. I see heavy hemlines and regrettable pattern play. And while I can't reach the sports media and its stars in their entirety, I'm able to connect with some individuals for some (much needed) style analysis. For those I'm unable to mentor one-on-one, here's a suggestion: Express.

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Yep, the store — formerly known to mallrats of the '90s as Structure — has an easy style solution for the sartorially-challenged athlete (and normal dudes, too) known as the 1MX shirt. The brand's best-selling, and -fitting, button-up comes in 10 core colors with an additional 10 shades rotated in on a seasonal basis, is offered in three fits (modern, fitted, and extra slim), and is a steal at just $59.90. Need more convincing? Consider my experience in The Big Easy over Super Bowl weekend.

Express held their annual Ultimate Shirt Shop cocktail party — co-hosted by Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne and Extra's Maria Menounos — to kick off the weekend's events, and it was there that the shirt earned my enthusiastic support. I watched as Pro Bowl-ers and other NFL notables walked in wearing over-decorated, boxy shirts and walked out in clean, perfectly fitting dress shirts — yet another testament to the power of fit, something we know will never go out of fashion. So we here at the Style Blog salute you, Express, and thank you for the possibility of making the likes of Dan Marino (bad example) a little more tolerable to watch come next season's gameday. Here's hoping the gents of the NFL ordered a few. But if not, peep our pick, the fitted stretch cotton, here. Get it in horizon blue.

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